[OSM-talk] Local Chapters Meeting Minutes WAS Re: Status of the Local Chapter working group

[John Smith]

--- On Tue, 18/8/09, Peter Miller <peter.miller at itoworld.com> wrote:

> Would a 'local chapters' email list not be a
> great way to include people from all around the world on
> different time zones for to include those for whom English
> is a second language? A combination of email list and wiki
> allow people to work at a time of there convenience, gives
> people time to read and write at their own speed (using
> translation tools if necessary) and there is a full history
> of the discussion.
>
> I suggest that conference calls and IRC are only
> used for those issues where email is not working or getting
> to an resolution on a difficult subject.

+1

The talk-au list is waiting on the outcome of these discussions/decisions before we can do anything about setting up something locally.